Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22
COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.

COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.
B. B. Earnshaw requests that a water main be
laid on 18th street east. Mrs. Mary McGauley
wants her son pardoned from the workhouse The
Metropolitan Railroad Co. desires TO be reiIabursed
for 81, 49,. ~, Waterman tax. The main was
never laid. A. ID. Cheseldine wants q new pump
at the corner Of I'd and streets southeast.
INSURANCE COMPANY AGAINST ENDOWMENT Asso-
CIAIIoN.
There is bad blood between the Prudential
Insurance Co., OF America, and the Equitable
Endowment Association OF this city. Sometime
ago the resident superintendent, Mr.. j. W. Barnes
OF the Prudential Co., preferred charge with
the District Commissioners that the Endowment
Association does not conduct its business
surance in the District OF Columbia
Thereupon the commissioners requested Mr..
Barnes TO state specifically the nature or the
offenSe alleged TO be committed by the Endow-
He charges that the association has not the neces-
sary amount OF cash capital 4loO,0O0 required by
the recent act OF Congress, and has not sufficient
reserve fund TO protect Its pOlicy-holders.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF Health Officer Townshend for the
past week shows: Number or deaths, 112; white,
white, 2I.l7; colored 4O.s5; total population.
27.73; 20 were under fye years OF age, and l2
over sixty years. The principal causes OF death
were: Cerebro-spinal meningitis 2; consumption,
z; diarrhRa, 32; malarial fever, 3; pneumonia, 2;
congestion OF the lungs 2; bronchitis q; puerperai
20 white males; I6 white females; 2l colored
males; 21 coiored females. Marriages reported:
l3 white; colored.
The new Maury school building, on B street
northeast, has been completed and turned over 70
the District Commissioners.
Mr.. ARNDT TELLS WHY THE ORCHESTRA DID
Not PLAf.-Mr Chas. Arndt, the bass player at
the National Theater, states In reference 70 the
publication I'm last saturdays STAR as 10 why
the orchestra did not play at the entertainment
for the beneft OF the Newsboys Home, that the
explanation made by Prof. Schaefer misrepre-
sented his (Mr. Arndt's) position He says Prof
Schaefer introduced himself as member Of x.
aS fl1na1 nh he Qf tor
ward acknowledged not 10 be the case, and asked
him (Mr. ArndD 20 play for him at reduced rate,
TO enable him TO establish himself here as a musi-
clan. "After Inquiry OF the master workman OF
my own assembly," writes MI. Arndt, II have
sea noaed M Ir0 schaeer thereof sesonG
only saw one member OF the Georgetown orches-
ira present at the National Theater. All the rest
OF the orchestra was composed OF members of the
Marine band and civilian musicians who, with me.
refused TO play under the circumstances as the
case was misrepresented TO them also"
CHINESE LAUNDRYHAN AND NEGRO THIEF
This morning, about O'Clock, a young colored
man entered Wah Chung's laundry, near the East
washington post-ofnce, and pointing a pistol at
the proprietor demanded money OF him. Wah
made some excuse about the money, and screamed
at the sight OF the deadly weapon His outcry,
however, did not frighten the negro, who picked
up two bundles OF clothing and ran on with them
Wah, like most OF the Cinnamon In town, had q
police whistle in his pocket, and placing ft be.
tween his teeth he ran after the negro blowing tho
whistle and swinging his arms In q few minutes
q large crowd collected and joined In the chase,
among them Onicer Mooney, who chased the negro
several squares. The fugitive, however, dropped
the stolen clothing and succeeded In elu1ing his
pursuers. The thief is known 70 the officers. and
he will probably be arrested
The PETIT JURY OF THE CRIMINAL CoURr.-This
morning, IN the Criminal Court, Judge Aontgom-
cry, the following names OF persons drawn 10 MI
vacancies In the petit jury, were called: Jos 9.
worthington and A T. White, accepted; wml
Mullen, r II. Gray, and Z May, excused Aessrs.
II. Franc and II. b MCGUIRE, OF the regular panel
were excused